Applying to college is an exercise in paperwork: recommendations, essays, the application itself, and the FAFSA — the form that determines whether your student is eligible for federal financial aid.

There is no absolute income cutoff for filing the FAFSA and many, even high earners, may receive financial aid or access to federal student loan benefits. Many assume that if a family earns “too much, ...

The information on the FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for federal financial aid, like work-study and federal student loans, as well as aid from the state and the college itself. These include ...

By Alex Sorrells / The Jambar With deadlines for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid deadlines quickly approaching, ...